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After four fractious years of politicisation and polarisation, however, it will take more than official pledges to address the degradation of public discourse… The next administration will do better...
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Donald Trump is more dangerous than a mere liar because he found a way to exploit the economic doppelgänger of science. Behind every government policy that affects us lurks some economic hypothesis...
View ArticleThe Sun Never Set On The British Empire’s Oppression
Across Asia, in places such as Myanmar, India, and Hong Kong, leaders that espouse nationalist rhetoric and bemoan their former colonial overlords see no issue with deploying laws designed by those...
View ArticleAmerica First, Biden-Style
Does US President Joe Biden want a dynamic America, open to the world, or Donald Trump’s anxious America, suspicious and contemptuous of others? Until Biden offers a bold gesture to exorcise the...
View ArticleThe Long Arm Of The Strongman
Two major powers in particular, China and Russia, have led the way in tightening control domestically, adapting their techniques for the digital era, and exerting greater influence abroad with the aim...
View ArticleLong Live The Imperial Presidency?
Over time, the office of the US presidency has grown only more powerful, despite perennial hand-wringing by commentators and the party that is out of power. Though there are a number of possible...
View ArticleKiller Politics
The long history of political murder shows that its incidence has waxed and waned through different epochs. And recent political and technological developments suggest that the practice may be...
View ArticleThe Scandalous Life and Career of Silvio Berlusconi
The former Italian leader loved topless women and Vladimir Putin but hated being compared to Donald Trump. Read More Here
View ArticleTharman’s win may hasten Singapore’s PM succession
Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s election as president raises inconvenient questions for the ruling PAP but ultimately helps it. Read More Here
View ArticleGlobalization vs. Democracy
Unchecked economic globalization has empowered the leaders of major powers, particularly the United States, to wield disproportionate influence over the well-being of billions of people who have no...
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